Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ajdabiya features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 66 mm (2.6 inches) and receives 15 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ajdabiya enjoys an average of 4002 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 10 minutes to 14 hours 5 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ajdabiya are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 15 °C (55 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ajdabiya experiences 192 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 42°C (109°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Mean maximum | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average high | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (67°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Average low | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Mean minimum | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Minimum | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ajdabiya, Libya with other places around the world.
Ajdabiya usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ajdabiya are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.8) | 10 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 16 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Ajdabiya are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ajdabiya: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 235 | 282 | 336 | 349 | 380 | 385 | 404 | 383 | 347 | 319 | 292 | 284 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 23m | 11h 5m | 11h 59m | 12h 55m | 13h 42m | 14h 5m | 13h 53m | 13h 12m | 12h 18m | 11h 23m | 10h 35m | 10h 10m |
Ajdabiya experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ajdabiya UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |